Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18
GENERAL maRKET ~.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, MO, March 7.-Flour-m arket
duh ard easy, and unchanged. Wheat, under
| favorable advices from other points, was firm
| with more of disposition to buy, and closed
! &c above yesterd ay; no. red cash 1873 G6O4C
May S00S0iiC, closing al S0'sc; June 7934@SOc;
| July I7407SiaC, closing at 7SC bid; August III
! 47Si%C, closing IS &C bid. Corn market firmer
and slightly b. tier, with more business doing;
No. cash $50 35'. May 355Ic; June $3.50; July
May 2S3zC. COTnmeal active at 81 00@2 05.
! Whisky ,teady 81 l3. Provisions very dull and
only small jeb trade done. Pork, new mess.
Sl9 co; old, $l4 IS. Dry salt meas. boxed
shoulders, S6 so; long cIetr, SIS OOo8 l2ls short
clear, S. SO Lard 81 l21S.
Afternoon board-Wheat lower; May $3.50
807SC; June S0isC; August, 7S1Ic76Hc. Corn
54G14c better. Oas nominal
CHICAGO, ILL, March Il The wheat market
to-day was quiet and firm; there was BO news
of any significance, and trade during most OF
the ses sion was of a local character, few out
side ORDERS being received. The market opened
sos for May and fell off to e04c, but good buy
ing caused steady advance TO Sl1aC, then fell
off to sic and closed for the day at SIG; other
options were also relatively stronger. Receipts
at eleven points az gregated 4Sl 600 bushels,
while ClearanCes from New York ag
aggregated $4,000 bushels, which fact
he ped to steady the markeG. Corn ruled
quiet during most OF the session but iCner dur
ing the closing; c os at 4 &C higher than
yes erday, buying near the close being on
more LIBERAL sCal4. The receipts we large,
and the estimated arrivals for morrow also
sh W some Increase PORK was dull and nOmi
nal Lard declined IL dl0c, rallie again,
finally receded and closed at inside prices.
Short ribs declined 25G27laC and closed at me
ium figures. The following the closing
prices: Wheat-NO. . March 752sCi May She;
June sO'.c; July 6O'sc, Corn, Mo- March
544c; May 40; June 1920; July 4l7sc. Mess
pork, March $50 10; May $50 so; June 800 so,
Lard, March s. 30; May 81 47H; June 81 50
Cash quotations were as follows; Flour dull
and unchanged. no spring wheat 70 q G7l4c;
No. 2 red nominal No. corn 3434 6371c. Pork
$40 25@90 80. Lard ST 30. Short rios, loose,
81 S507 90. Dry salted shoulders, boxed IS 00
G6 % Short clear sides, boxed, s. 4O0S 10.
NV YORK, March differentiation more
doing, but prices steady and not changed.
Wheat-apot q shade higher and moderately
active; options adv lnced sake closing steady,
speculation WAS fairly active; spot, No. red
9lHd9l3sc elevator; 9l469l1ac f. o. b.; March
nominal at 9OAsc; April 9O2tGsl4c, closing at
9l3Ec; May 9lG9I14C clio ing al 81 SC; June 9l4
69l;5c, closing at 9l1sC. COrn-Si OF lots firm
and moderately active; options opened 4G71c
lower, closing St. ady at a declir Q and recoV-
cred; No. 4Si4G48'sc, elevator; 49,: 1890
afoat; March 4S04S2s sc, ClOsir IS sc; April 4o%
64S34c, closing at 4SsIc; May A.. d49c, clos
ing at 49c; June 481s 649c, closing at 49e.
Cotfee-SpOt fair; Rio dull; options steady but
moderately active; sales $1,000 bags; March
So SOAP So; April Sl2 55; May and June Sl2 go
8l2 65; July ana August SIP 65Gl2 20; Sep
teuber Sl2 65Gl2 so; October Sl2 70; December
So so. Sugar market quiet and unchanged;
refined steady; standard a 5-l6c; cut
loaf and crushed SIC; powdered 1866;
RTdnuldIeQ , l1-lbC. MClhSs6S bstduyJ OO
lest l835@I9c. TalIow steady. Resin quiet.
Pork firm but very quiet. Lard lO@1l points
lower and moderately active; spot 81 63d7 50;
April 81 62G7 rs; May 81 81; June 81 %.
NEW. ORLEANS, La, March F-CoTn e lsier;
mixed .49C; white and ye low, SOC. COrnmeal
quiet at 1928 oats quiet, but steady at
By G3Sc. Hay quiet and weak at Sl3 GOALS so.
Hog products dull, weak and lower. Pork
ST. 90; Lard 81 0Oa7 l21z; Bulk. meats
shoulders S. 30; clear ribs and long clear
S 3D.. Bacon-shoulders, 81 90; long clear and
clear rib, So 90. Hams, 81 500l2 0e. Whisky
western rectifed, 81 lOGl 81. CJffee-Easier
but not quOtSbly lower. Rice-Stt ady, crdi
nary TO prime, 2+a4c. Cotton seed products dull;
prime yellow crude Oil, 39c; summer yellow,
355a aS6c; cake and meal, $40 OOa2O %. Sugar
II gooa demand; prime yellow clarified 7,l6
&5AC; open kettle, strictly prime, a "a 9-l6c;
fully fair 10 prime, 41sG4 7-l5c; centrifugal
choice, white, -l6c; choice We low clarified
5's d5 Ice; seconds, 32[U42sc Molasses quiet;
open kettle, nominal: CenTlfugals, .trictly
prime to fancy, 28a3:c; fair to good, prime,
20625c. Exchange on New ork 81 premium